Pancake Day with a Twist: Salted Caramel & Apple Pancakes

This will make an incredible end to Shrove Tuesday celebrations, with the richness of the salted caramel combining with the tartness of the apple – ahh, pancake day recipes do not get better than this! Make plenty – these pancakes will be demolished by the family in seconds!

• Total Time: 20 minutes

Serves: 8

Category: Breakfast

Ingredients

• 1 large egg
• 115g self-raising flour
• 50ml semi-skimmed milk
• 60g caster sugar
• 1tsp baking powder
• 30g butter (softened)
• 1tsp of vanilla extract
• Salted caramel sauce
• 2 apples, peeled and chopped
• 1tbsp brown sugar
• 1tsp cinnamon

Method

1. Mix the egg, milk and vanilla extract together in a bowl.
2. Sift the flour, sugar and baking powder, before mixing the butter in by hand to form a fine crumbly consistency.
3. Combine both mixtures and whisk to form a thick batter.
4. Pour a small amount in the frying pan and cook for 1 minute or until bubbles form on the surface. Flip over and cook for the same time on the other side.
5. For the apples, heat another pan to a medium heat. Add a small amount of butter as well as brown sugar and cinnamon.
6. Leave for a minute until adding apples. Cook for 6 minutes or until tender.
7. Serve with apples on top of stacked pancakes and a generous drizzle of salted caramel sauce.